Tex. Education Code § 51.964
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.964, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.964. HIRING OF CERTAIN RETIREES.
Official statutory text
(a) An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may employ a person who has retired under the Teacher Retirement System (Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code) or the optional retirement program (Chapter 830, Government Code) if:
(1) the governing board of the institution determines that the employment is in the best interests of the institution; and
(2) the person has been retired for at least 30 days before the effective date of the employment, except that a person retired under the optional retirement program may be rehired after retirement without a break in service.
(b) The governing board may pay a person employed under this section an amount considered by the governing board to be appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(1) the governing board of the institution determines that the employment is in the best interests of the institution; and
(2) the person has been retired for at least 30 days before the effective date of the employment, except that a person retired under the optional retirement program may be rehired after retirement without a break in service.
(b) The governing board may pay a person employed under this section an amount considered by the governing board to be appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
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